Daniel Eberlin was a German Kapellmeister and composer.He had a wandering life. After a short military career (he fought as a captain of the papal troops in the Greek peninsula), he worked first as a librarian in his hometown Nürnberg; then was promoted to Kapellmeister in Eisenach; worked then in this position also in Kassel; returned for some time to Eisenach and lived from 1713 again in Kassel, where he also died.

Daniel Eberlin composed cantatas and a collection of trio sonatas of high musical quality. However, only few of his works have survived. Among his pupils was the composer and officer Georg von Bertouch (1668-1743).

Source: German Wikipedia Website, English translation by Aryeh Oron (June 2006)
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